:help: I'm head of the"commitee" to design and build the trophies for the TBOF Florida State Championship shoot next spring. We need some ideas/photos of items others have done. We used to build arrow placques of different types. We're thinking of trying to do some type of bowrack. I have a decent woodshop so thats not a problem. Let me see what you've made or won! Thanks, Rick. :archer:
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Thanks for taking this on, Rick!
I did these for one of our club shoots this year. Not the best but a idea. (http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss248/barebow13/IMG_0149.jpg). They were acrylic on sand stone,all hand painted about 50 of them. I think if I was going to do it agian I would just do a print of the painting and lacquer it to the flagstone to save time. I would think it would be real easy to do on a wood plaque or thin slice log rounds,paint or wood burn in the words.
How about a wooden orange with an arrow through it.After all Florida is known for oranges.
I really don't like trophies. When I was field trialing bird dogs sometimes the trophies would be gift cards, which I really liked. How about 3 rivers gift cards?
Something usable; bowrack, knife, bow sock, gift card, spam, truck wash, money.......
Thanks for the ideas. Keep 'em coming! :thumbsup:
Michigan Bowhunters used to have the state of Michigan, including the Upper Peninsula cut out of wood with the MBH logo attached to the middle of the lower peninsula. The trophy stood about 12" tall and had a wooden base. I could take a photo of them and m ail them to you. Can't do e-mail photos. You could do the same with the state of Florida.
Little sis was a state champion archer and has a box of these old trophies. She tossed them out so I grabbed them to hold for her.
We've used just about all of the items mentioned so far. Everything except the Spam idea.HMMMM...gives me an idea! :saywhat:
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When I played competative league soccer they would give out pins (not pens) at the tournaments for the finalists. I liked them because they were small and you could diplay them in a lot of different ways. I always thought those would be nice for archery shoots. They would be cheap for the club (I think) and the winners could stick them on quivers, jackets, or just stick them to something in the man cave. Nice little momento in my opinion.
Could do belt buckles... Or have a statue built in their honor... :bigsmyl:
I like the pins too, we have them out here and I put the ones I win on my quiver. A little archery bling. The trophys end up collecting dust.
I like the idea of a can of Spam. Good one Donnie!
There is a local trophy shop that can laser engrave any design you provide onto wood - including photos. You could come up with something and have such a shop laser it onto plaques of nice wood.
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Still looking for input. I know there's got to be awesome ideas out there!
Several of the larger shoots in this area do belt buckles. I know that several people enjoy those.
you could make a small arrow rack to hold one arrow. Then make a snake skin wrapped cedar self arrow with natural trukey feathers and a flint head. My buddy won one last year, it is sweet.
How about having Ryan Steadman make a championship decal with the shoot name and the event and the winners name,or just champion 2011.You get my drift.It would look cool on a hunting truck and a t-shirt to match.Or maybe a 12-18" traditional bow with an arrow nocked mounted to a base like an Oscar but a vertical bow and arrow.
Pins would be cool. Something like a large tie tack to wear or mount. There is a guy in Valrico, Fl just east of Tampa who has a laser engraving machine. He claims he can laser etch/engrave any material. I've seen some of his work at gun shows and it does look nice.
I used to shoot a lot of tournaments and one particular club gave away one ounce silver ingots or coins. I have no idea where they obtained them. These were soooo much better than a trophy that would set around gathering dust.
We really appreciate the input. :pray: Ya'll find yourself down in our neck of the woods next March, come join us for a real good shoot. More info @ www.tbof.org. (http://www.tbof.org.) thanks, Rick. :)
Wildlife or Native American (Indian) collector plates (inscribe frame or holder?), carved duck decoys, really fancy wooden arrows, autographed (or not) hardcover bowhunting/archery books.
Last three items can be inscribed directly.
Have them on a table and let the person choose what he prefers.
Bill: I like the idea of the Silver coins as well. Was the club you're talking about by any chance 7-Oaks in SW Wisconsin? I have 11 Silver (first place) coins from them from shoots in the 90s. I've donated or tossed most of the other trophies I've won over the years. The coins I can turn into money. I like that idea.
One more time to the top of the list and now I'll start putting together some ideas about what we want to do. Thanks to everyone for the responses! :clapper:
These painted feathers were given out at ATAR one year. That was a lot of work, but I thought they were awesome. Wish I could shoot better.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/ATAR07/MySon.jpg)
I like the idea of coins or medals hanging from a quiver. Pins in my hat get stuck in my hair, or the back pokes into my noggin.
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My friend in Austria gave out trophies made from a forked tree branch mounted to a base with an arrow cut down to about 8" that was stuck through the branch via a drilled hole.The point was glued after putting it through the branch.
An antique looking bronze medal was hanging from a nail below the arrow.
Hard to describe but was easy to make and looked cool.
A new club here is sponsoring a shoot in July and I think the pins idea is one I'll float. "Archery Bling" - We all need a little "bling" in our lives!
I used to make wooden broadhead trophies for our club. Pretty easy to make with a table saw and router and a few jigs I made. They were about 11" long and shaped like a Magnus II with vents, stained and a couple of coats of poly. Also attached small engraved plates to the ferrule area with 1st,2nd or 3rd and the name of the bow category.
This is a picture of one.
(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r224/REALVTer/002.jpg)